The World and the Word: Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral TraditionA master storyteller of the Xhosa people of South Africa, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani gives us an unprecedented view of an oral society from within. Twenty-four of her complex and beautiful tales about birth, puberty, marriage, and work, as told to the renowned collector of African oral tradition, Harold Scheub, are gathered here. Accompanying the stories are Zenani’s detailed commentaries and analyses and Scheub’s striking photographs of her in performance. The combination of these historical and cultural observations with a richly symbolic collection of tales from a single traditional storyteller make The World and the Word a remarkable document. |
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... medicine ? " The person said , " First , come with the ox . " The man went to his home . He explained to his wife what the man had said : " He won't give me any medicine until I give him an ox because I haven't paid him yet for the medicine ...
... medicine . Do you understand , Boy ? " " I understand , Father . " The child traveled then . He went home , carrying that medicine in the cloth . As he walked along , he uncovered the medicine . He was still far from his home when he ...
... medicines alone . I shall make another medicine for you . " She got up and took an implement with which she dug medicines . She departed , saying , " Wait for me , I shall be right back . " The wife sat there and waited while the doctor ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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